[1]
Editor's Note: L.L. No. 5-2017, adopted 6-13-2017, renumbered former Article VII as Article V, and renumbered former § 200-20 as § 200-14; § 200-21 as § 200-26; § 200-22 as § 200-15; § 200-23 as § 200-16; § 200-24 as § 200-17, § 200-25 as § 200-18; § 200-26 as § 200-19; and §§ 200-27 and 200-28 as §§ 200-20 and 200-21, respectively.
[Amended 6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017]
No principal structure shall be located closer
to any street or property line than in conformity to the required
minimum setbacks displayed in the Table of District Use and Bulk Requirements.
A.
Present established building lines. Wherever there
is an established building line which is greater or less than the
minimum setback lines called for in any district in this chapter,
all buildings newly erected or reconstructed shall be set back so
that the front of said buildings shall be in line with the setback
lines of the existing buildings on the street in the block.
B.
Average setback of existing dwellings. No proposed
one-family or two-family dwelling need have a setback greater than
the average setback of the existing dwellings located within 200 feet
on each side of said proposed dwelling on the same side of the street
and within the same block and the same zone.
C.
Entries and porticos. A roofed-over but completely
unenclosed projection in the nature of an entry or portico, not more
than eight feet wide and extending not more than six feet out from
the wall of the building, shall be exempt from the front setback requirement
when the building otherwise complies with all other front setback
restrictions of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection D, Structures permitted
in front yards, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed
6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017.
A.
Measurement. All required front setback depths shall
be measured from the designated street line, front lot line or existing
street line, whichever is a greater distance from the center line
on the public street abutting the lot in question.
B.
Front setbacks on narrow streets. On streets with
less than a fifty-foot-wide street or right-of-way, the front setback
shall be measured from the center line of the existing street or right-of-way,
and 25 feet shall be added to the required minimum front setback.
[Amended 6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017]
C.
Lots on other than a public street. Where lots are
subdivided on other than a public street, the designated street line,
for the purposes of front setback measurement, shall be parallel to
and 25 feet distant from the center line of any access easement or
right-of-way.
D.
Through lots. Where a lot extends through from street
to street, the applicable front yard regulations shall apply on both
street frontages.
The following structures shall not be included
in calculating yard requirements:
A.
Chimneys, arbors, open trellises, unroofed steps or
terraces (when the latter is not higher than one foot from the ground
level).
B.
Cornices, eaves or cantilevered roofs. Cornices, eaves
or cantilevered roofs may project not more than three feet into a
required setback. Belt courses, window sills and other ornamental
features may project not more than six inches into a required setback.
C.
Awning or movable canopy. An awning or movable canopy
may project not more than 10 feet into a required setback.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection D, Retaining walls, fences or masonry walls, as amended 7-6-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017. Said local law also redesignated former Subsections E through H as Subsections D through G, respectively.
D.
Overhanging roof. An overhanging roof may not project
into a required setback in excess of 10% of the required yard setback.
[Amended 6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017]
E.
Fire escapes and stairways. Open or lattice enclosed
fireproof fire escapes or stairways, required by law, projecting into
a yard are not to exceed four feet when placed so as not to obstruct
light and ventilation.
[Amended 6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017]
F.
Architectural features. Architectural features needed
for the operation of active or passive solar energy systems may extend
up to five feet into any required yard when these are a functional
component of the space heating, electric supply, or domestic hot-water
system of the principal building on the lot.
[Amended 6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017]
G.
Unroofed constructions. An unroofed surface or patio
which is not more than one foot above ground level or an arbor, open
trellis, or flagpole is permitted closer to a lot line than the required
setback. Paved areas (other than such walks and driveways as are needed
for access to the buildings on the lot) shall not project within 15
feet of a street line or four feet of any other lot line. A deck or
unroofed porch or terrace which is more than one foot above ground
level may project not more than six feet into a required rear setback.
[Amended 6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017]
On a corner lot, front yards are required on
both street frontages; and one yard other than the front yards shall
be deemed to be a rear yard; and the other (or others) a side yard(s).
The minimum setback requirements for each shall be complied with.
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A.
No wall, fence or other structure, and no hedge, shrubbery
or other growth taller than three feet shall be erected, installed
or maintained within a sight triangle with legs beginning at the intersection
of the lots two street lines and proceeding to points along the street
line 25 feet distant as shown below. Nor shall the limbs or foliage
on any tree obstruct vision or be permitted to grow nearer to the
ground than eight feet where such limbs or foliage overhang or are
over or upon land within the triangular area as shown below.
B.
The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby empowered to
order the removal of any such structure or growth within the triangle
which, in his or her opinion causes a danger to traffic or public
safety.
[Amended 6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017]
A lot owned individually and separately and
separated in ownership from any adjoining tracts of land on the effective
date of this chapter which has a total lot area or lot width less
than as prescribed herein may be used for a one-family dwelling, provided
that such lot shall be developed in conformity with all applicable
zone regulations, other than the minimum lot area and lot width requirements,
and with the minimum side setbacks set forth below:
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For One-Family Residence In:
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For Lots With Width
(feet)
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Minimum Side Setback
(feet)
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Total Both Side Setbacks
(feet)
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SR-20 Zone
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50 to 99
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6
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20
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SR-10 Zone
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50 to 99
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4
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15
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In computing lot coverage, no solar collection
equipment, reflector or similar device shall be considered unless
the solar collector or related device is incorporated into the floor
area of the building.
[Amended 4-3-2018 by L.L.
No. 3-2018]
Flag lots are prohibited. A "flag lot" is an
interior lot with less than the required lot width at the point of
its road frontage. Such lots are generally behind other lots, having
their front yard abutting the rear yard of one or more other lots;
and having access to a public road via a narrow strip of land wide
enough to accommodate a driveway.
